The international bestseller that "grabs the reader by the throat" (Crime Time). First in the new series featuring Detective Inspector Helen Grace. Two people are abducted, imprisoned, and left with a gun. As hunger and thirst set in, only one walks away alive. It's a game more twisted than any Detective Inspector Helen Grace has ever seen. If she hadn't spoken with the shattered survivors herself, she almost wouldn't believe them. Helen is familiar with the dark sides of human nature, including her own, but this case-with its seemingly random victims-has her baffled. But as more people go missing, nothing will be more terrifying than when it all starts making sense…

THE FOURTH DI HELEN GRACE THRILLER BY BESTSELLING AUTHOR M J ARLIDGE 'Helen Grace is one of the greatest heroes to come along in years' JEFFERY DEAVER In the dead of night, three raging fires light up the city skies. It's more than a tragic coincidence. For DI Helen Grace the flames announce the arrival of an evil she has never encountered before. Because this is no firestarter seeking sick thrills, but something more chilling: a series of careful, calculating acts of murder. But why were the victims chosen? What's driving the killer? And who will be next? A powder keg of fear, suspicion and dread has been laid. Now all it needs is a spark to set it off… PRAISE FOR M.J. ARLIDGE: 'The new Jo Nesbo' JUDY FINNIGAN 'Fast paced and nailbitingly tense… gripping' SUN 'DI Helen Grace is a genuinely fresh heroine… MJ Arlidge weaves together a tapestry that chills to the bone' Daily Mail 'Chilling stuff' Fabulist 'A chilling read' My Weekly 'A grisly, gripping thriller' Sunday Mirror 'Gruesomely realistic, intriguing and relentless. Arlidge's fledgling army of fans is about to grow' Sunday Sport 'Eeny Meeny debuts one of the best new series detectives, Helen Grace. Determined, tough and damaged, she must unravel a terrifying riddle of a killer kidnapping victims in pairs. Mesmerizing!' Lisa Gardner 'Expertly pulled off. It has a devious premise. DI Helen Grace is fiendishly awesome. It's scary as all hell. And it has a full cast of realistically drawn, interesting characters that make the thing read like a bullet' Will Lavender 'A fast-paced, twisting police procedural and thriller that's sure to become another bestseller' Huffington Post

Detective Helen Grace faces her own dark compulsions in the new thriller from the international best-selling author of Pop Goes the Weasel and Eeny Meeny. In a world where disguises and discretion are the norm, and where one admission could unravel a life, a killer has struck, and a man is dead. No one wants to come forward to say what they saw or what they know – including the woman heading the investigation: Detective Helen Grace. Helen knew the victim. And the victim knew her – better than anyone else. And when the murderer strikes again, Helen must decide how many more lines she's willing to cross to bring in a devious and elusive serial killer

Metjū Dž. Ārlidžs Nāves slazdā Izmeklē detektīve Helēna Greisa. Cilvēkus nolaupa pa pāriem. Viņus iesloga kopā un atstāj bez ūdens un ēdiena, un viņiem iedod ieroci. Ārā tiks izdzīvojušais. Nolaupītie nonāk drausmīgas izvēles priekšā: ko izvēlēties - dzīvību vai nāvi? Šis ir līdz šim sarežģītākais noziegums detektīves Helēnas Greisas pieredzē, un viņai tas ir jāatšķetina. Ja nebūtu runājusi ar izdzīvojušajiem upuriem, viņai būtu grūti pat noticēt, ka viņu stāstītais ir patiesība. Vadīdama izmeklēšanu, Helēna Greisa saprot, ka noslēpuma atrisinājums slēpjas izdzīvojušajos. Ja drīzumā neizdosies atrast ļaundari, bojā ies vēl citi...zvabc2016 Metjū Dž. Ārlidžs ir angļu kriminālromānu rakstnieks, vairākus gadus strādājis arī par producentu televīzijā. Viņa sarakstītie romāni, kuros noziegumus izmeklē detektīve Helēna Greisa, strauji iegūst popularitāti visā pasaulē. © Tulkojums latviešu valodā, Aija Čerņevska, 2016 Noskanējis grāmatu un  failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis imantslochmelis@inbox.lv © Mākslinieciskais noformējums, literārā apdare, izdevums latviešu valodā,

From the international bestselling author of Eeny Meeny comes the second thriller in the truly excellent series * featuring Detective Helen Grace. "A man s body is found in an empty house. A gruesome memento of his murder is sent to his wife and children. "He is the first victim, and Detective Helen Grace knows he will not be the last. But why would a happily married man be this far from home in the dead of night? The media call it Jack the Ripper in reverse: a serial killer preying on family men who lead hidden double lives. Helen can sense the fury behind the murders. But what she cannot possibly predict is how volatile this killer is or what is waiting for her at the end of the chase… "

Detective Helen Grace is on the trail of a twisted serial killer in this riveting thriller in the gripping * international bestselling series. "Ruby wakes up in a strange room. Her captor calmly explains that no one is looking for her. No one wants her. Except him." When the body of a woman is found buried on a secluded beach, Detective Helen Grace is called to the scene. She knows right away that the killer is no amateur. The woman has been dead for years, and no one has even reported her missing. But why would they? She s still sending text messages to her family. Helen is convinced that a criminal mastermind is at work: someone very smart, very careful, and worst of all, very patient. But as she struggles to piece together the killer s motive, time is running out for a victim who is still alive…"

Детектив-инспектор Хелен Грейс расследует серию преступлений, в каждом из которых похищены два человека. Похититель ставит свои жертвы перед страшным выбором – убить другого или умереть самому. Как долго продолжится эта смертельная игра, зависит только от Хелен. Ведь этими похищениями маньяк шлет послание лично ей

Единият ще живее, другият ще умре. На какво си готов, за да оцелееш? Двойка влюбени са отвлечени и заключени в тъмно и празно помещение. Единственото, с което разполагат, е пистолет с един патрон. И ултиматумът на похитителя: този, който убие другия, ще бъде пуснат на свобода. Няколко дни без храна, вода и елементарни условия на живот поставят на истинско изпитание физическите и психическите сили на пленниците. Те трябва да решат: кой ще умре и кой ще живее. Това е най-извратената игра, която детектив Хелън Грейс някога е виждала. Тя познава тъмната страна на човешката природа, но не може да проумее действията на похитителя. Логиката му съвсем й убягва, когато анализира и случаите на следващите отвлечени двойки: двама колеги, майка и дъщеря, две танцьорки. Те нямат нищо общо, но само на пръв поглед. Истината ще се окаже много по-страховита, отколкото Хелън Грейс може да допусне